Local businesses in Tanuku
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Government offices: 7
- Sajjapuram Sub-Registrar; TANUKU RTO OFFICE; Tanuku Municipal Office; Tanuku Municipal Office Venkatarayapuram; Mee Seva center; Mee seva center
- Colleges and universities: 8
- Akula Sreeramulu College of Education; Scim Govt Junior College; Sree Mullapudi Venkataraya Memorial Polytechnic College; Dr KKR's Gowtham School; Pragati College Ground; Scim Govt. Degree College; Play ground
- Workshops and craft businesses: 2
- govt ELACTRician; Samsung service center
- Banks: 8
- Andhra Bank, Sajjapuram; Canera Bank; SBI Bank and ATM; Corporation Bank; Andhra Bank; Axis Bank; State Bank of India
- Hospitals: 54
- Sri Satya Sai Nursing Home and Laproscopic Surgical Center; Sri Surya Nursing Home; Geeta Hospitals; Sri Chaitanya Orthopaedic Hospital; Sri Ramakrishna Orthopaedic and Physiotherapy Center; Adithya Hospital; Bhagyasri Hospitals; Bhanu Hospital; Bharathi Nursing Home, Tanuku; Divya Multispeciality Hospital
Tanuku facts
- District
- West Godavari district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 77,962 (72,970 in 2001)
- Area
- about 24.83 sq km, about 12 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 534211 (Tanuku Old Town)
- History
- In ancient times Tanuku was known as Tarakapuri, the capital of the demon king Tarakasura.
- Education
- Higher education in Tanuku includes the SMVM Polytechnic College.
- Local economy
- Andhra Sugars supplies liquid hydrogen to ISRO for use as rocket propellant. Tanuku has long been associated with rice mills, oil mills, textile-related units, cardboard and paper, aquaculture and poultry.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.